Seeing that Ren Yaohua was about to say something, Ren Yaoqi quickly said, "Sister is right. Whether the child is a boy or a girl is not up to me to decide. As long as he is born safely and grows up healthy, that's all that matters. Mother, don't worry. The prince, princess, and husband are all reasonable people. They won't do anything just because I gave birth to a girl."
Li finally sighed, "I hope so."
Since there were only Ren Yaoqi's maids in the room besides the mother and daughter, Li spoke more casually. She asked, "Did your mother-in-law mention any arrangements for the people in the room?"
Ren Yaoqi and Ren Yaohua were both stunned when they heard this. Ren Yaohua looked at Ren Yaoqi and frowned.
Ren Yaoqi said calmly, "Not yet."
Li hesitated for a moment. "The rules in the palace are very strict. When your grandmother was pregnant with me, the palace also sent someone to the palace. I heard that there are such rules in the palace. I wonder if it is the same in the Yanbei Palace..."
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "Maybe that's the rule of the prince's palace in the capital. I haven't heard the princess mention it. The prince doesn't have concubines or maids."
Li's expression eased slightly. "That's good. Actually, I was just worried. When the palace arranged people for your grandfather according to the rules, he only accepted them as a pretense and later sent them all away. I think Jingxi is also a man who values friendship and loyalty..."
Just as Li said this, she heard Pingguo, who was standing guard outside, report in a serious tone, "Miss, the son-in-law is back."
Li quickly swallowed her words.
When Xiao Jingxi came in, he saw that everyone in the room was looking at him. He calmly went forward to greet Li, then smiled and said, "I was just about to send someone to tell my mother, but I didn't expect you to come."
Li then told Ren Yaohua that she and Ren Yaohua rushed over to confirm the news. Li now has a good impression of her second son-in-law, so even though Xiao Jingxi came back, the atmosphere in the room was not awkward.
Xiao Jingxi glanced at Ren Yaoqi and smiled at Li, "Am I disturbing your conversation by being here?"
Li wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Ren Yaohua, who had remained silent the entire time. Ren Yaohua looked at Xiao Jingxi and said bluntly, "No, that's not the case. My mother just remembered some of the palace's rules and was worried that my younger sister might neglect them due to her young age. So, she reminded her of a few things to prevent her from being criticized by those with ulterior motives in the future."
Li frowned: "Hua'er!"
Ren Yaoqi: “…”
Xiao Jingxi didn't care about Ren Yaohua's attitude and smiled, "Oh? What rules?"
Ren Yaohua said sternly, "Since there are no outsiders here, I'll be frank. I heard there's a rule in the palace that when the wife is pregnant, the palace must arrange for someone in the house to serve her. I wonder if the Yanbei Palace also has this rule?"
Xiao Jingxi was stunned when he heard this, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
Although he had long known that his wife's sister was very powerful, he only witnessed her power with his own eyes today. Ask yourself, which sister-in-law in the world would dare to ask her brother-in-law and mother-in-law directly in front of her: My sister is pregnant. I am really sorry. Do you need a concubine during this period?
Even if a man originally had such an intention in mind, he would deny it now for the sake of his reputation, right? Otherwise, not only would he offend the Yue family, but he would also be accused of being lustful.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingxi was not an ordinary person, and he did not have those ulterior motives. Faced with such a strong question from his sister-in-law, he only paused, then said with an unchanged smile: "We in the Yanbei Palace do not have such a rule, and my father does not have a concubine."
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